Posts Tagged Macca

Wings, Getting Closer [Single] (1979) I never understood the idea that the band Wings was not good. I grew up on them. I love The Beatles and a lot of what Paul McCartney does solo, but for a while there at least I was a Wings fan – number one. And I always dip back […]

Paul McCartney Egypt Station Capitol Much as I liked NEW the, er, new Paul McCartney album of five years ago, his last studio solo album for a time, it hasn’t aged particularly well. Too many cooks spoiled that broth. But at least it showed the restless creative spirit that is Sir Paul McCartney, former Beatle, […]

“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]

Well, the Paul McCartney concert is, er, Coming Up… I’m not going this time – I still have fond memories of seeing him in Auckland back on Saturday, March 27th in 1993. It was a great gig – one of my first big stadium shows, and one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen. A […]

Paul McCartney, Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) A silly little thing this – but not without its charms. Specifically the song No More Lonely Nights, written at the last minute (apparently) and in not much more than a few minutes as the vital new song to complete the film. Featuring a killer David […]

I was obsessed with the Paul McCartney album McCartney II when I was a youngster. My dad had the LP and told me how much he liked the song Waterfalls – telling me it “was as good as a Beatles song”. (His measure of its worth.) It is a remarkable song, so sparse, stripped back […]

Wings, Venus and Mars (1975) I grew up with a few key Wings albums – but never this. I bought a cheap copy of it when I left home, to get to know it. And then never did. I’ve held onto this for years and it took the recently reissued double-disc to get me fully […]

Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus, We All Stand Together [Single] {Picture Disc} (1984) My friend Ian visits once a year or so and we add another chapter to our Paul McCartney–worship story. It’s a debate, but we’re both on the same side. It’s hard to explain and – I’m sure – hard to take if […]

Paul McCartney, Press To Play (1986) I’m not going to go telling you that Press To Play is some misunderstood/forgotten Paul McCartney classic. If I did you wouldn’t listen anyway. And you’d be right not to. But it is an album that does deserve an ear from sympathetic fans – and anyone curious about the […]

Paul McCartney & Wings Venus and Mars (Reissue) Hear Music/Universal I wasn’t ever that much of a fan of Venus and Mars – not even sure why, can only put it down to not listening to it as much as the other McCartney/Wings releases. I knew the singles. Knew about it – in fact I’ve […]

Paul McCartney, NEW (2013) Have you got the time for McCartney’s “NEW” album? – I asked at the end of my review. And then, I promptly forgot about the “NEW” album by Paul McCartney. You see, as sometimes has to be the way, I was reviewing that from a link, a stream. I hardly ever […]

Paul McCartney, Tripping The Live Fantastic (1990) I always loved this – I had the double cassette tape and my dad had the single CD of highlights. I’ve seen that highlights one about on vinyl often – but that was never enough. I love the big sprawl of this, a triple-vinyl, so over the top […]